SAN ANGELO - The Angelo State Women's Tennis team begins its annual Orlando spring break trip as they take on Emporia State on Tuesday at 11:00 a.m., Shippensburg at 11:00 a.m on Thursday, and Slippery Rock on Friday at 11:00 a.m.
 
Match 12
Angelo State vs Emporia State
Tuesday, March. 16th, 2026 - 2:00 p.m.
Orlando, FL - USTA National Campus 
 
Match 13
Angelo State vs. Shippensburg
Thursday, March. 19th, 2026 - 11:00 a.m.
Orlando, FL - Sanlando Tennis Center
 
Match 14 
Angelo State vs Slippery Rock
Friday, March. 20th, 2026 - 11:00 a.m.
Orlando, FL - USTA National Campus 
 
Head Coach Jason Potthoff has started his fourth season strong, as the Rambelles have gotten off to an 11-0 start after recording a 15-7 record, last season. 
 
The Belles return one of the top-ranked players in the nation, Sophomore Margaux Rene from Soisy-Sur-Siene, France, who is currently ranked 12th in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association computerized rankings. 
 
Rene is coming off a season in which she won Freshman of the Year in the Lone Star Conference after recording a 15-7 record, the best on the team. 
 
Vasilissa Kupriianova is No. 26 in the singles rankings, and Danaiya Amangazhiyeva is No. 41 in the singles rankings. The pairing of Margaux Rene and Benedetta Raggiotti ranks 35th nationally in doubles play. The pairing of Margaux Rene and Sasa Felixova ranks 38th nationally. The team is 44th in the nation.
 
The Belles returned two players from last year's roster, Sophomores Benedetta Raggiotti and Margaux Rene. Raggiotti was 14-7 in singles play last year. 
 
The Belles bring five freshmen and one sophomore into the fold: Danaiya Amangazhiyeva from Almaty, Kazakhstan, Jade Bestagno from Saint Maxime, France, and Sasa Felixova from Sala, Slovakia, Anastasiia Melnikova from Moscow, Russia, and Anna Waché from Paris, France, and Vasilissa Kupriianova from Ryazan, Russia, a North Georgia Transfer.
 
Rene was the Singles Player of the Week in Week Two. Rene and Raggiotti were honored as the Doubles Team of the Week in Week Two.
 
Raggiotti leads the team with 10 wins in singles play. Danaiya Amangazhiyeva and Benedetta Raggiotti are undefeated at 10-0 and 9-0 in singles action. The Belles are 54-9 overall in singles play.
 
The double team of Margaux Rene and Benedetta Raggiotti is 9-1 overall as a pair. The Belles are 24-8 overall. 
 
In the Belles, first matchup on March. 17th, they will be taking on Emporia State. Emporia State is 6-2 overall, defeating Ouachita Baptist 4-3 in their last matchup. Erin Cahill is currently 6-0, leading the team in wins with six.  The Hornets are 21-15 overall in singles play. The Belles are 1-0 over the Hornets, last defeating them 7-0 on March 12th, 2024. 
 
The pairing of Anna Fatjo Coll and Giulia Russu leads the team with a 3-1 record in doubles play. The Black and Gold are 13-8 overall in doubles play. 
 
On March. 19th, they will be taking on Shippensburg, who is 3-3 overall. Jade Miller, Brinley Orris, and Rachel Gallagher are 3-2 overall, tied for the team lead in singles play. The Raiders are 18-13 overall in singles action. This will be the first matchup between the two teams.
 
The pairing of Jade Miller and Rachel Gallagher are  2-2 overall, leading the team in doubles play.  The Raiders are 5-9 overall in doubles play.
 
On March 20th, Slippery Rock is 2-0, winning their last match up 7-0 against West Chester. Slippery Rock is 12-0 in singles action, and Slippery Rock is 5-1 in doubles play. The Rambelles are 1-0, winning their last matchup against Slippery Rock 5-2 on Mar. 15th, 2024.